“As long as I can stay creative and used my mind, it can be 20 hours a day. I sleep four hours, so I've got 20 hours.” Quote by Ester Dean
“I want to create a management company for people like me so that they don't have to give up the way they present [themselves], they just have someone to help them keep their business afloat.” PeopleWayWantGivingHelpingCompanyGiving UpManagementLike Me Author:Ester Dean
“But if one could go back in time, I'd love to have been directed by Howard Hawks, who's one of my great heroes. One of the greatest directors there ever was. He directed probably one of the greatest westerns of all time in 'Rio Bravo'.” IfsHas BeensComedyHeroDirectorsAll TimeHawksBack In TimeRioGo Back In TimeBravoGreat Hero Author:Stephen Fry
“Artists aren't looking for you to write them something; they're looking for you to give them something new.” GivingWritingArtistSomething New Author:Ester Dean
“At 82, Nelson (who wrote the song "On the Road Again," among a thousand or more others) is the elder statesman of country music, a steadying and powerful voice in the industry and on environmental issues, and he's still on the road much of the year. The music keeps calling.” YearsStillsCountrySongVoicePowerfulIssuesIndustryCallingThousandEnvironmentalEldersStatesmenNelsonEnvironmental Issues Author:Willie Nelson
“Rhianna don't want you to give her what you think that she wants. She needs you to give her something that's fresh. So you have to bend your voice and bend your personality and bend the music to make sure it sounds like it's new to everybody.” ThinkingWantNeedsGivingSoundVoicePersonalityNeed You Author:Ester Dean
“I did a lot of songs that I sold, but then they never came out and I never got paid for it. You learn real fast that the music industry, in the beginning, you're not going to get paid for a while, and then you start getting the accolades.” RealSongIndustryPaidMusic IndustryAccolades Author:Ester Dean
“I got really excited about Beyoncé, but it was Beyoncé. I think I was more in awe of how pleasant she is.” ThinkingExcitedPleasantAwe Author:Ester Dean
“I tend to sing opera and showtunes in the shower. I don't know why, but when I get in the shower I turn into this big fat opera lady.” KnowsBigsTurnsFatsOperaShowers Author:Ester Dean
“I don't really start writing until later in the night. I'm a night owl.” WritingNightOwlNight Owl Author:Ester Dean
“My granddaddy died when I was about 6 years old, I think. And my grandmother took a job cooking in the school lunchroom. So she did great. She made $18 a week.” ThinkingYearsMadeSchoolJobsWeekDiedCookingGrandmotherMy GrandmotherSchool LunchGranddaddy Author:Willie Nelson